Monday, August 25, 2008

I saw this coming back today from a haircut. It took about 15 minutes to get back to the office after first seeing this, then I had to go up to my office on the 8th floor to get my camera, and then go back down the elevator, and then find a spot where I could get a picture between the buildings. While these photos came out pretty good, the whole thing was much brighter, and much more distinct, about 10 minutes before I took these pictures. Oh, well! A fire rainbow, better known as a circumhorizontal arc, is a pretty rare optical phenomenon. You can learn more about it at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumhorizontal_arc

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

We drove about an hour northwest of Santa Fe to Bandelier National Monument. It is in a beatiful canyon and was home to Navajo indians hundreds of years ago. Besides the beautiful scenery, you can see ruins of the pueblos (villages) that the Navajo lived in. For more information check out: http://www.nps.gov/band/